$3,595
H 96 in W 30 in D 24 in
Fireplace Freestanding gas or wood, by Preway Mfg, Red Capri Brand, circa 1970.
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, burns wood or gas. By Preway Manufacturing, circa 1970s.
Steel
$3,795
H 84 in W 38 in D 29 in
Fireplace freestanding by Preway, burns wood or gas, original copper brown color
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century by Preway Mfg.
Enamel, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron
$3,795
H 94 in W 38 in D 29 in
Fireplace freestanding by Preway, burns wood or gas, original rare avocado color
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century by Preway Mfg.
Enamel, Steel, Cut Steel
$3,795 / item
H 96 in W 38 in D 29 in
Fireplace freestanding by Preway, burns wood or gas, original gloss orange color
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century by Preway Mfg.
Enamel, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 90 in Dm 36 in
Magnificent Malm style Cone Wood Burning Fireplace Rare Lime Green
By Preway
Located in Pemberton, NJ
An original vintage mid century enameled freestanding fireplace Malm style. There is no label so not sure of maker. Vibrant lime green color to the enamel. Conical shape and standin...
Steel
$3,795
H 96 in W 38 in D 29 in
Fireplace freestanding by Preway, burns wood or gas, original gloss black color
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century by Preway Mfg.
Cut Steel, Enamel, Steel, Iron
$3,195
H 96 in W 38 in D 29 in
Mid-century fireplace, freestanding, Preway Mfg, wood or gas, Bright Red color
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century, from Preway Mfg.
Enamel, Cut Steel
$1,036
H 56.5 in W 35.25 in D 13.5 in
1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-Mounted Faux Stone Electric Fireplace
By Sears, Roebuck & Company, Preway
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A charming Mid-Century Modern wall-mounted electric fireplace by Sears Roebuck, complete with its original crackling illuminated logs and functional space heater. Combining nostalgic...
Metal
Red Vintage Cone Wood Burning Fireplace Stove by Temco
By Temco, Preway
Located in Bensalem, PA
Please look at pictures for overall detail & condition This is used and shows some chips of the paint as seen. There is a chip in the back that was touched up as seen overall very so...
Concrete, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Wood Burning Preway Fireplace
By Preway
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Authentic Mid-Century Modern Preway fireplace. This is an actual Preway with the maker's label present.
Enamel, Steel
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Preway Fireplace Artic White
By Preway
Located in Wilmington, DE
This is a wood burning fireplace, Dimensions: 45" W x 31" D x 99" H Preway without pipe height is 41".
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Red Porcelain Finish Preway Fireplace
By Preway
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Cool --original red 1970’s enamel vintage, Eames Era Mid-Century Modern large preway Freestanding fireplace. These orignals are extremely sought after!!
Enamel
Sold
H 96 in W 30 in D 24 in
Fireplace, freestanding, wood or gas, Preway brand Capri, gloss black, c. 1970s
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, burns wood or gas. By Preway Manufacturing, circa 1970s.
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Sold
H 99 in W 38 in D 38 in
Vintage Preway Freestanding Cone Gas Fireplace in Orange - Indoor/Outdoor
By Preway
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Preway Freestanding Gas/Wood Burning Cone Fireplace in Orange - Indoor/Outdoor - Enamel Stove Original vintage mid century modern Preway gas/wood burning...
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Preway Freestanding Cone Gas Fireplace in Red - Indoor/Outdoor
By Preway
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Preway Freestanding Cone Fireplace in Red - Indoor/Outdoor - Gas/Wood Burning Enamel Stove Original vintage mid century modern Preway gas/wood burning f...
Metal, Enamel
Sold
H 82 in W 33 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Martin wood burning Freestanding Fireplace (Malm, Preway style)
By Preway
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Mid-Century Martin wood burning Freestanding Fireplace (Malm, Preway style) Bring style into your space with this stunning Martin mid-century modern wood-burning fireplace.
Metal
Sold
H 76 in W 38 in D 34 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Electric Preway Conical Style Fireplace Jet Black
By Preway
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Mid Century Modern Electric Preway Conical Style Fireplace Jet Black Offered is an architectural treat a Vintage Mid Century Modern Conical Fireplace.
Metal
Sold
H 96 in W 38 in D 30 in
Fireplace, free standing, mid-century. Preway mfg. Burns wood/gas. Gloss Black.
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace freestanding, mid-century. From Preway Mfg.
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Sold
H 66.75 in W 38.5 in D 29 in
Powder Blue Wood Burning Preway Style Fireplace with Spark Screen and Log Holder
By Preway
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Rare powder blue Mid-Century Modern Preway style Cone Fireplace — A Dream Piece for Designers & Decorators A true design unicorn, the freestanding cone fireplace is a showstopping M...
Enamel, Steel
Modern Preway "Kiva" fireplace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful modern free standing "Kiva" fireplace by Preway in red enamel. In extremely good condition.
1970s Free-Standing Preway Kiva Orange Freestanding Fireplace
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful Condition, Very Minimal Use, with Ceiling Flange, Flue Handle, Faux Electric Fire Logs.
Steel
Sold
H 28 in W 37 in L 28 in
Fireplace Wood Gas Stove Freestanding by Preway, Inside or Outside, circa 1970s
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, wood or gas stove, freestanding by Preway, circa 1970s.
Steel
Sold
H 92 in W 38 in D 30 in
Fireplace, Wood or Gas Stove, Free Standing, Preway Manufacturing, Malm, c 1960s
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, wood or gas stove, freestanding, by Preway, circa 1960s.
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Preway Fireplace Burnt Orange
By Preway
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Mid-Century Modern preway fireplace Offered is an architectural treat a Vintage Mid-Century Modern Preway fireplace burnt Orange.
Metal
Mid-Century Preway Gas / Wood Fireplace
By Preway
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Also included is the original gas hook up with pipe and pan or use as a wood burning unit, manufactured by the Preway Fireplace company.
Steel
Mod Style Preway Freestanding Fireplace in Red Enamel Finish C. 1970's
By Preway
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Preway fireplace in red enamel finish - this piece has never had a live fire, nor been used outdoors, it is in very fine, original condition.
Metal
Preway White Enamel Fireplace
By Preway
Located in New York, NY
Mod style "PREWAY" white enamel fireplace, in very good, original vintage condition.
Steel
Preway Enamel Cone Fireplace
By Preway
Located in New York, NY
Orange enamel Preway cone form fireplace in extra fine original condition.
Preway Faux Fireplace in Orange Enamel with "Logs"
By Preway
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Preway freestanding faux fireplace, this model is equipped with a set of plastic logs, lights, and an electric heater, all in original working condition.
Steel
Sold
H 96 in W 38 in D 30 in
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century. Preway mfg. Burns wood, gas. Gloss Black.
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century, from Preway Mfg.
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Vintage Preway Freestanding Black Electric Fireplace
By Verner Panton, Preway
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Preway Mid-Century Modern cone electric fireplace, iconic design, original black finish.
Steel
Sold
H 96 in W 38 in D 24 in
Fireplace, free standing, Wood or Gas, Preway brand, Gloss Orange, circa 1970
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace freestanding, uses wood or gas, by Preway Manufacturing, circa 1970s.
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Sold
H 96 in W 38 in D 24 in
Fireplace, free standing, Preway brand, burns wood/gas. Burnt Orange, circa 1970
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century, from Preway Mfg.
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Sold
H 86 in W 36.5 in D 30 in
Electric Black Metal Cone Freestanding Fireplace by Montgomery Ward Style Preway
By Montgomery Ward, Preway
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome Mid-Century Modern a/k/a MCM electric black metal long stack freestanding cone fireplace from Montgomery Ward model #74-21637M including metal screen and log set in the style...
Metal, Brass
Classic Pre-Way Free Standing Fireplace, Indoor/ Outdoor
By Preway
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Pre-way free standing fireplace, indoor/ outdoor. Nice original condition. Minor enamel loss to left side.(see photo) Hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere en rout...
Steel
Vintage Preway Freestanding Red Porcelain Fireplace
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this vintage Freestanding Red Porcelain Fireplace. The fireplace has very bright red color and is in nice shape
Metal
Mid Century Majestic Jupiter Black Metal Electric Freestanding Cone Fireplace
By Preway
Located in Troy, MI
Rare Jupiter electric freestanding fireplace by The Majestic Co circa 1960s Original black finish with removable mesh screen Complete with all original parts log set and heater 24 i...
Metal
Pop 1970s Space Age, Modernist Free Standing Pre-Way Electric Fireplace
By Preway
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pop 1970s Space Age, modernist free standing fire engine red, Pre-way electric fireplace, you don't see very many of these in electric, also in this condition, looks like new/old sto...
Metal, Steel
Sold
H 108 in W 38 in D 29 in
Mid-century Fireplace, freestanding, Preway Mfg., wood or gas in Sunshine Yellow
Located in Madison, WI
Mid-century, contemporary fireplace, freestanding, from Preway Mfg. Designed to burn wood or gas, inside the house or out.
Enamel, Cut Steel
Sold
H 96 in W 38 in D 29 in
Mid century fireplace, freestanding, Preway, Mfg., gas or wood, in burnt orange
Located in Madison, WI
Mid-century, contemporary fireplace, freestanding, from Preway Mfg. Designed to burn wood or gas, inside the house or out.
Enamel, Cut Steel
Mid-Century Modern Black Preway Fireplace
By Preway
Located in Asheville, NC
Mid-Century Modern black preway fireplace. Wood burning. Some light scuffing/scratching/fading from age appropriate wear. 2 pieces of pipe (as shown in photos).
Metal
Vintage Preway Xenamel Steel Freestanding Red Fireplace
By Preway
Located in Tulsa, OK
This is one of the best examples of an original vintage labeled Preway freestanding fireplace. It is in the best color, red!
Steel
Mid-Century Free Standing Wood Burning Fireplace by Preway
By Preway
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Great condition Mid-Century free standing fireplace by preway. Very modern look in black. Rarely used so this item is very clean and ready to be used indoor or outdoor.
Preway Mobile Fireplace in White Enameled Steel
Located in Madison, WI
Preway mobile fireplace unit in white enameled steel.
Enamel, Steel
1970s Free-Standing "Kiva" Gas Fireplace by Preway
Located in North Miami, FL
Classic "Kiva" free-standing fireplace by Preway in gleaming white enameled steel.
Steel
Preway Standalone Fireplace in Jet Black, circa 1960
Located in Madison, WI
Preway standalone fireplace in jet black, circa 1960.
Steel, Iron
$1,880 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
$11,960Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Velvet, Walnut
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Stingray chandelier brass by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L 152 cm x W 121 cm x H 70 cm Materials: Brass Lampshade & Ceiling cup: 100...
Aluminum, Brass
$5,001 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
Sculptural Curved Display or Side Table in Cerused Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large side or coffee table, cerused oak, Europe, 1960s This eccentric large display table or coffee table is made in a precise manner, implementing geometrical shapes and straight l...
Oak
$3,940 / set
H 13.78 in W 27.96 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Entomology Specimen Display Cases By J T Stockall London Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and impressive pair of late 19th early 20th century Entomology specimen cases, containing a varied collection of over one hundred insects from around the world pinned to an e...
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
Brass
$16,700
H 31.11 in W 102.37 in D 31.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Platform Sofa in Walnut and Pastel Pink Upholstery
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrian Pearsall, 'Platform' sofa with two drawers, fabric, walnut, United States, 1960s Adrian Pearsall is known for his rather unique sofa designs. The present model is no exceptio...
Fabric, Walnut
$18,803
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Camaleonda Modular Sofa in Bordeaux by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
This Camaleonda set, designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia , consists of two seating elements and two poufs, upholstered in a burgundy fabric. This version has been produced by ...
Fabric
1930's Italian Console & Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible 1930's Italian console or entry piece with matching stool. Bentwood with original rope detail on the sides and carved edges in original mahogany patina. Two Pull-out dr...
Bentwood
Wharton Esherick Curved Sofa 1958
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Chicago, IL
This Sofa by Wharton Esherick exemplifies his pioneering role in the American Craft Movement. This is his first sofa design, one of Four ever made. Known for his dedication to organ...
Poplar, Tulipwood, Walnut
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
1960s Vintage Red Enamel Cone Fireplace Freestanding
By Malm Fireplaces
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage MCM Red Enamel Cone Fireplace Freestanding Hooded Modern Fire Pit 71 h x 35.5 w x 28.5 d Preowned original vintage condition unrestored. Refer to all images provided please. ...
Enamel
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
While we likely wouldn’t mourn the invention of home heating and air-conditioning, these innovations did tragically reduce the widespread need for fireplaces and mantels in our living rooms.
Once an essential fixture in all homes, the fireplace, which, along with the chimney, is as old as the Middle Ages, was actually rendered redundant with the advent of the cast-iron heating stove during the 18th century. Victorian-era heating stoves were popular in the common areas of a living space for their capacity to heat as well as for their lack of smoke compared to fireplaces. However, improvements in craftsmanship as well as the Industrial Revolution meant that fireplaces were evolving in form and functionality.
Even as HVAC systems would eventually see to it that fireplaces weren’t a necessity, no mechanically engineered thermal heating and ventilation technology can replicate the feeling of warmth and camaraderie that a flickering fire guarantees. We just love a good fireplace.
“With antique fireplaces, you get heart, soul, character and architecture,” says Tony Ingrao, a Manhattan-based interior designer who purchased an important 16th-century French limestone fireplace for a client’s Greenwich Village townhouse.
Vintage fireplaces and mantels have earned their coveted position as desirable focal points in any room over the course of a staggering evolution in design that has yielded everything from intricately carved works of limestone to sleek works of wood paneling and rolled steel.
As log after log turns into ash, these iconic designs prove their timelessness and value, monetarily and as prized decorative monuments. Whether you seek to simply warm a space or completely transform it, an eye-catching new mantel for your blazing hearth — be it an elegant neoclassical design, a marvelous work of marble in the Louis XV style or an unconventional contemporary variation — is the perfect solution.
Find a collection of antique and vintage fireplaces and mantels on 1stDibs today.
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